Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iceland
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 8 years | 7 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | — | doable |
| Pets | no trouble | difficult |
| Pet limit | 5 | no limit |
| Quarantine | — | 14 days |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 518 · estimate | $ 2 640 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 27,8 | $ 70,5 |
| Life expectancy | 78.04 | 82.81 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.98 | 2.03 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Bosnia and Herzegovina — 26, Iceland — 41. Types present in both: work, study and family. Bosnia and Herzegovina adds: investment, startup and talent. Iceland adds: job seeking and working holiday.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Bosnia and Herzegovina: fees range from 100 to 200 BAM. Routes stating an income threshold: 2; the lowest is 400 BAM a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 24; the shortest is 60 days. Iceland: fees range from 8,000 to 120,000 ISK. Routes stating an income threshold: 20; the lowest is 259,951 ISK a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 22; the shortest is 14 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Bosnia and Herzegovina after 5 years, Iceland after 4 years. Citizenship: Bosnia and Herzegovina after 8 years, Iceland after 7 years.
Bosnia and Herzegovina in brief
Bosnia and Herzegovina suits those hired by a local employer: a work permit is issued both within the annual quota and outside it, and there is a Blue Card for qualified employment. The constraint is the exit from the process: citizenship after 8 years, dual citizenship not allowed, meaning the previous one has to be given up.
Iceland in brief
Iceland is open to those whose qualifications are recognised as rare: the permit based on expert knowledge and the permit based on a shortage of labour operate as two independent grounds, and permanent residence is attainable in 4 years. The constraints are relocating with animals — 14 days of quarantine and a rabies antibody titre test — and the Icelandic language requirement: permanent residence requires a course of at least 150 lessons.
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